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Wayne Riley shows how to tackle Royal Troon's key holes at The Open

Ahead of the final round at Royal Troon, Wayne Riley takes a look at some of the key holes which will play a big role in the outcome of The 145th Open.

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Sky Sports' roving on-course reporter has walked around the course on several occasions this week during live coverage of The 145th Open Championship, making him the perfect man to identify Troon's toughest tests.    

Riley begins by explaining the potential problems facing players tackling the par-four seventh, before heading to one of the most famous par-threes in world golf - the Postage Stamp.

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Wayne Riley takes a look at the seventh and eighth

He then moves onto the 10th - a 451-yard par four with a totally blind tee shot over the dunes to a fairway that sweeps from right to left.

The famous "Railway" 11th hole was next on his list, where the train tracks run the length of the fairway to the right and another blind tee shot faces the players.

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The first two holes of the back nine notoriously cause problems

Radar then finished with Troon's infamous closing stretch, describing the potential obstacles the players could face as they head down the 17th and 18th on Sunday. 

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Radar also looked at the closing two holes

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